Uganda vs Yemen: Sanitation facilities usage

Uganda

1.77 million people

in 2024

Yemen

1.99 million people

in 2024

Uganda rank

30th

Yemen rank

28th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Yemen currently reports 1.99 million people against 1.77 million people in Uganda, a difference of 223,190 people.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Uganda ranks 30th and Yemen ranks 28th of 232 countries.

Indicator: Sanitation facilities usage
Unit: people
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 5,488 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.